EP0428047A3 - Ram based event counter method and apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0428047A3
EP0428047A3 EP19900121275 EP90121275A EP0428047A3 EP 0428047 A3 EP0428047 A3 EP 0428047A3 EP 19900121275 EP19900121275 EP 19900121275 EP 90121275 A EP90121275 A EP 90121275A EP 0428047 A3 EP0428047 A3 EP 0428047A3
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Perry S. Stultz
James Robert Hamstra
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National Semiconductor Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K21/00—Details of pulse counters or frequency dividers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/30—Monitoring
    • G06F11/34—Recording or statistical evaluation of computer activity, e.g. of down time, of input/output operation ; Recording or statistical evaluation of user activity, e.g. usability assessment
    • G06F11/3409—Recording or statistical evaluation of computer activity, e.g. of down time, of input/output operation ; Recording or statistical evaluation of user activity, e.g. usability assessment for performance assessment
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/30—Monitoring
    • G06F11/34—Recording or statistical evaluation of computer activity, e.g. of down time, of input/output operation ; Recording or statistical evaluation of user activity, e.g. usability assessment
    • G06F11/3466—Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
    • G06F11/348—Circuit details, i.e. tracer hardware
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to error detection, to error correction, and to monitoring
    • G06F2201/86—Event-based monitoring
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to error detection, to error correction, and to monitoring
    • G06F2201/88—Monitoring involving counting

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EP90121275A 1989-11-14 1990-11-07 Ram based event counter method and apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0428047B1 (en)

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US07/436,212 US5089957A (en) 1989-11-14 1989-11-14 Ram based events counter apparatus and method
US436212 1989-11-14

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EP (1) EP0428047B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3098769B2 (en)
KR (1) KR0155368B1 (en)
DE (1) DE69021687T2 (en)

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EP0428047B1 (en) 1995-08-16
DE69021687T2 (en) 1996-05-02
EP0428047A2 (en) 1991-05-22
US5089957A (en) 1992-02-18
KR0155368B1 (en) 1998-12-15
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